Καλπάζειν

to trot

Translated by David Whitehead31 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] to proceed gently.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Καλπάζειν· τὸ ἁβρῶς βαδίζειν.

Betacode

*kalpa/zein: to\ a(brw=s badi/zein.

See generally LSJ s.v., citing instances in e.g. Aeschylus (fr.144a). The entry probably derives, in fact, from Hesychius kappa519 on the indicative kalpa/zei, which Latte notes as a variant reading in the Septuagint (Jeremiah 8.6).